Vulnerability in Stunnel
CVE-2014-0016
stunnel before 5.00, when using fork threading, does not properly update the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes subsequent children with the same process ID to use the same entropy pool and allows remo…
EPSS: 0.003 (54.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Stunnel — versions 0.1, 1.0, 1.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- [oss-security] 20140305 libssh and stunnel PRNG flaws (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- 65964 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0016?
- CVE-2014-0016 is a vulnerability in Stunnel, classified under CWE-332. Published 2014-03-24.
- Is CVE-2014-0016 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.